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Product-focused lead software engineer building secure, high-performance web systems for startups and enterprises.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build secure, high-performance web systems end to end—guiding teams through Agile Scrum sprints, delivering low-latency features, and mentoring engineers while applying strong authentication and PKI-driven workflows.

I’m a product-focused lead developer with over 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performance systems for startups and enterprises. I develop web applications using Java, JavaScript, and React, and I also bring functional programming expertise with Clojure. I work comfortably across Windows/Linux platforms and apply Agile Scrum methodologies in DoD environments, integrating RESTful web services with relational databases.

In my most recent role as Lead Developer at Zoolatech, I engineered robust multi-tier architectures using Java and Clojure, and I used PKI client/server certificates to support end-to-end encrypted node handshakes and authenticated data access points. I improved tactical system delivery speeds by 35% and reduced production security configuration defects by 40% by strengthening authentication validation across distributed microservice channels, while mentoring junior staff and decomposing epics into clear two-week user stories. Earlier roles strengthened my full-stack foundation—boosting response times by 30% at Intersog, raising interface-driven throughput by 20% at ScienceSoft, and improving transactional query performance by 15% at Paralect—backed by a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Oregon.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Developer

Zoolatech

Sep 2022 - Feb 2026 (3 years 5 months)

Programmed robust, multi-tier web architectures using Java and Clojure, applying functional programming and RESTful web services to securely process real-time datasets. Led Agile Scrum sprints, mentored junior staff on React/Redux, and improved application delivery speed and reduced security configuration defects through authentication and PKI-based workflows.

Java Clojure RESTful Web Services PKI Microservices Agile Scrum React Redux Authentication

Full Stack Engineer

Intersog

Apr 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Designed and optimized reactive, accessible user interfaces with React and Redux, integrating frontend clients with backend APIs. Improved response times by refactoring legacy endpoints and deploying performant servers, and maintained on-time feature delivery through story point estimation and code review workflows.

React Redux JavaScript SQL Stored Procedures Apache Tomcat JBoss Code Review

Senior Frontend Developer

ScienceSoft

Sep 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 6 months)

Engineered modular, state-driven React/Redux user views and replaced legacy architecture models with faster, componentized code. Maintained interface quality through rigorous pull request reviews and testing automation, and co-authored strict, testable integration contract definitions.

React Redux Pull Requests Testing Automation API Testing

Backend Developer

Paralect

Mar 2015 - May 2018 (3 years 2 months)

Authored object-oriented server-side business logic in Java and built high-reliability data pipelines for secure relational database transactions. Constructed secure, extensible RESTful web services and API integrations using automated testing suites, and improved transactional performance via schema tuning and view optimization.

Java Object Oriented Programming RESTful Web Services Relational Databases Automated Testing Database Optimization

Full Stack Developer

Glorium Technologies

Sep 2010 - Dec 2014 (4 years 3 months)

Built semantic full-stack applications using Java, JavaScript, and HTML5, linking relational database tables to customer-facing web environments. Participated in daily Agile ceremonies and shipped multiple end-to-end full-stack applications from design through production launch.

Java JavaScript HTML5 Relational Databases Agile Full Stack